Read the sentence. I spent the weekend at the beach to get away from the cold weather in the mountains. Which statement about this sentence is true? The sentence gives an example of connotation, because it uses the word cold to suggest that the weather is unemotional. The sentence gives an example of connotation, because it uses the literal meaning of the word cold. The sentence gives an example of denotation, because it uses the word cold to suggest that the weather is unemotional. The sentence gives an example of denotation, because it uses the literal meaning of the word cold.